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Miika Koppinen
Personal information
Full name	Miika Johannes Koppinen
Date of birth	5 July 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Haugesund, Norway
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	KPV
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1998	KPV
1998–2000	Jaro
2000–2004	Tromsø
2005–2007	Rosenborg
2008–2014	Tromsø
International career
	Finland U21
2000–2006	Finland
Managerial career
2015–	Finnsnes IL (assistant)
Medal record
FF Jaro
Rosenborg BK
Tromsø IL
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2015

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Miika Johannes Koppinen (born 5 July 1978 in Kokkola) is a Finnish football coach and former player who is currently assistant coach at Finnsnes IL. Koppinen played professional football as a central defender from 1998 to 2014. He started his career i Finland before moving to Norway to play for Tromsø IL and Rosenborg BK. Koppinen won 18 caps for the Finland national football team, and made 337 appearances for Tromsø, the third-highest number of appearances by any player for the club.

Club career

Early years

He first played youth football for KPS (Kokkolan Palloseura) before moving on to KPV in his home town of Kokkola. He made his debut for KPV in 1998 at 16 years of age, before moving to second division side FF Jaro in 1999. The club managed to reach the final of the Suomen Cup, before losing 2-1 to FC Jokerit.

Move to Norway

He joined Norwegian side Tromsø in 2000. Tromsø got fourth place in his first season, but a disappointing second season saw Tromsø relegated to the Norwegian first division. Tromsø responded quickly though and got back to the top-flight after one season. Two more seasons followed at Tromsø before securing a move to Rosenborg on a free transfer.

Rosenborg

At his first season at Rosenborg, Koppinen found himself injured for much of the season which limited his Premier Division appearances to only six games. He got himself back at the end of the season, also playing for his side during the group stages of the Champions League. A disappointing season saw Rosenborg in seventh place, the worst league position for decades.

In 2006 Koppinen helped Rosenborg win the Premier League, playing sixteen games. In the penultimate match of the 2006 Norwegian Premier League, Koppinen notably set up Rosenborg's deciding third goal against Viking by grabbing Viking's goalkeeper Mattias Asper's elbow, causing him to drop the ball. At the time, it seemed likely that the goal would lead to relegation for Viking.^[1] In post-match interviews, Koppinen initially denied any wrongdoing,^[2] but two days later he called Viking's director Egil Østenstad and asked for forgiveness citing it was the Rosenborg way and he did not like it.^[3]

The following season in 2007 was yet another difficult season for his side, which resulted in only a fifth-place finish. On 18 September 2007 he scored for Rosenborg in a Champions League game at Stamford Bridge in a shock 1-1 draw against Chelsea F.C. This proved to be the last game during José Mourinho's Chelsea reign.

Return to Tromsø

In 2008, he moved back to Tromsø IL, and became vice-captain and later club captain. Koppinen helped his side to third places in the league in 2008 and 2010, and a second place in 2011. After suffering relegation in 2013, his last season helped the club win promotion before he at the end of the 2014 season retired as a player. Koppinen stated that the decision to retire was taken due to medical reasons hampering his ability to train and perform.^[4]

International career

He has played eight times for the Finnish U21 team. In 2000, he made his debut for the full national side in a game against Norway.

He played a total of eighteen games for Finland before stepping down in 2006, citing personal reasons. However four years later, in October 2010, he was called back to the national team to play a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Hungary, but in the end he did not belong to the final squad because of an injury.

Coaching career

In January 2015 Koppinen joined Finnsnes IL as assistant coach to Bjørn Johansen, a former teammate from Tromsø.^[5]

Personal life

He is married to a woman from Tromsø and has two children. He is fluent in Norwegian.

Honours

Club

Rosenborg

Tippeligaen: 2006

International career statistics

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Finland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	2	0
2001	4	0
2002	3	0
2003	4	0
2004	4	0
2005	0	0
2006	1	0
Total	18	0

References

^ Sletvold, Espen (29 October 2006). "Asper raste mot Ditlefsen". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ Sletvold, Espen (29 October 2006). "- Ikke dårlig samvittighet". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ Larsen, Jan-Erik (1 November 2006). "Koppinen ringte inn unnskyldning". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ "TIL-legende legger opp" (in Norwegian). Mediehuset iTromsø. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "En fin mulighet for meg" (in Norwegian). Folkebladet. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/koppinen_miika/

External links

Miika Koppinen profile at Tromsø IL Template:No icon
Miika Koppinen – UEFA competition record (archive)
Miika Koppinen at National-Football-Teams.com
Miika Koppinen at Soccerway

[1] Sletvold, Espen (29 October 2006). "Asper raste mot Ditlefsen". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[2] Sletvold, Espen (29 October 2006). "- Ikke dårlig samvittighet". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[3] Larsen, Jan-Erik (1 November 2006). "Koppinen ringte inn unnskyldning". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[4] "TIL-legende legger opp" (in Norwegian). Mediehuset iTromsø. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[5] "En fin mulighet for meg" (in Norwegian). Folkebladet. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[6] ttp://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/koppinen_miika/

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 At his first season at Rosenborg, Koppinen found himself injured for much of the season which limited his [[Tippeligaen|Premier Division]] appearances to only six games. He got himself back at the end of the season, also playing for his side during the group stages of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]. A disappointing season saw Rosenborg in seventh place, the worst league position for decades.
-In 2006 Koppinen helped Rosenborg win the Premier League, playing sixteen games. In the penultimate match of the [[2006 Norwegian Premier League]], Koppinen notably set up Rosenborg's deciding third goal against [[Viking FK|Viking]] by grabbing Viking's [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] [[Mattias Asper]]'s elbow, causing him to drop the ball.  At the time, it seemed likely that the goal would lead to [[relegation]] for Viking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article68053.ece |language=Norwegian |title=Asper raste mot Ditlefsen |work=aftenbladet.no |publisher=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |first=Espen |last=Sletvold |date=29 October 2006 |accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref> In post-match interviews, Koppinen initially denied any wrongdoing,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article68066.ece |language=Norwegian |title=- Ikke dårlig samvittighet |work=aftenbladet.no |publisher=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |first=Espen |last=Sletvold |date=29 October 2006 |accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref> but two days later he called Viking's director [[Egil Østenstad]] and asked for forgiveness.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article68236.ece |language=Norwegian |title=Koppinen ringte inn unnskyldning |work=aftenbladet.no |publisher=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |first=Jan-Erik |last=Larsen |date=1 November 2006 |accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref>
+In 2006 Koppinen helped Rosenborg win the Premier League, playing sixteen games. In the penultimate match of the [[2006 Norwegian Premier League]], Koppinen notably set up Rosenborg's deciding third goal against [[Viking FK|Viking]] by grabbing Viking's [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] [[Mattias Asper]]'s elbow, causing him to drop the ball.  At the time, it seemed likely that the goal would lead to [[relegation]] for Viking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article68053.ece |language=Norwegian |title=Asper raste mot Ditlefsen |work=aftenbladet.no |publisher=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |first=Espen |last=Sletvold |date=29 October 2006 |accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref> In post-match interviews, Koppinen initially denied any wrongdoing,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article68066.ece |language=Norwegian |title=- Ikke dårlig samvittighet |work=aftenbladet.no |publisher=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |first=Espen |last=Sletvold |date=29 October 2006 |accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref> but two days later he called Viking's director [[Egil Østenstad]] and asked for forgiveness citing it was the Rosenborg way and he did not like it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article68236.ece |language=Norwegian |title=Koppinen ringte inn unnskyldning |work=aftenbladet.no |publisher=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |first=Jan-Erik |last=Larsen |date=1 November 2006 |accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref>
 The following season in 2007 was yet another difficult season for his side, which resulted in only a fifth-place finish. On 18 September 2007 he scored for Rosenborg in a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] game at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] in a shock 1-1 draw against [[Chelsea F.C.]] This proved to be the last game during [[José Mourinho|José Mourinho's]] Chelsea reign.